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Old 01-20-2012, 01:13 AM
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Some lush growth for sure. Did you seed the screens with a specific algae?
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Some lush growth for sure. Did you seed the screens with a specific algae?
No, I did not seed the mesh but it is important to rough-up the surface. The first two weeks I got a mix of brown slime and algae but after that, good solid algae took over. I followed the guide at algae scrubber.net pretty closely and my results appear to be consistent with what they say I should expect.

I have two 10x10" mesh pads strung linearly. Each side of each pad looks like that after two weeks. Growth on two sides, not four.

Industrial Plastics built the acrylic box for me. Total cost with lights (I had a spare pump) was about $200.
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